summers
The plural of "summer" is summers.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and summer follows this rule.
Meaning: the warmest season of the year (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with summers: the summers are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: summers'.
How do you pronounce it?
summer is pronounced /ˈsʌmə/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. summers means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- We spent our summers by the lake.Singular: We spent our summer by the lake.
- Summers are hot here.Singular: Summer is hot here.
